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Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Birmingham City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Wed 28 Oct 2020 · 19:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+10'
Y 19' Adama Diakhaby
Ivan Sunjic 35' Y
San Jose 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee James Wilson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
3
Birmingham City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Huddersfield Town AFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-07-01 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-11-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W
24 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
20 Oct Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
17 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L
04 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
26 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
24 Oct Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
20 Oct Derby County FC H 1–0 W
17 Oct Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W
03 Oct Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D
25 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Huddersfield Town AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Alex Pritchard has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Huddersfield Town AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 19' Adama Diakhaby picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 27' What a moment for Gary Gardner! That strike on 27 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 32' The energy levels are beginning to show. Karanka might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ivan Sunjic on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' Alex Pritchard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juninho Bacuna on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Lewis O'Brien comes on to replace Jonathan Hogg.
  • 60' Lukas Jutkiewicz gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Scott Hogan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' With 1 assists to his name this season, Harry Toffolo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
  • 67' Ivan Sunjic makes way for Adam Clayton at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeremie Bela, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for San Jose.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Gary Gardner is replaced by Jonathan Leko.
  • 84' Isaac Mbenza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Huddersfield Town AFC so far.
  • 85' What an equalizer from Isaac Mbenza!
  • 90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lukas Jutkiewicz makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fraizer Campbell 3
Siriki Dembele 2
Koji Miyoshi 2
Marc Roberts 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Gary Gardner 1
Isaac Mbenza 1
Jordan James 1

Head to Head

2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-07-01 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-11-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-10-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-10-20 Norwich City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2020-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2020-10-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2020-10-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-10-03 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2020-09-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC40% Draw28% Huddersfield Town AFC32%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
60%
Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC26% Draw49% Huddersfield Town AFC25%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.